Meet the Team

​Co-founder
Melissa Hoke-Kearns, RN
Melissa started her nursing career working in her small hometown hospital as a Candy Striper, then as a nurses aid during the summers through nursing school. She graduated from Mercy School of Nursing in Charlotte, North Carolina. Melissa has always preferred working at the bedside and continue to do so in the Emergency Department of a Critical Access Hospital in Port Townsend, Washington.

​Co-founder
Paula Sorbel, RN
​Paula started her nursing career as a nurses aide in a small community hospital. Caring for patients was a good fit for her. She graduated from North Idaho College with an Associates Degree in Nursing then 14 years later earned a bachelors degree in Nursing from the University of Washington. Paula found her passion for Emergency Nursing in 1988 and has worked there since. She's worked in large Emergency Departments like Swedish Medical Center, but prefers living in a smaller community like Port Townsend.

Emergency Medicine Physician
Stephen Churchley, MD
Stephen is a graduate of University of Washington. He has been in Emergency Medicine for 35 years, along with being a Medical Directory EMS for 27.

Senior Advisor
Elizabeth Madonick
Elizabeth excels with healthcare startups and scaling strategy.

Financial Advisor
Chris Tarrach
Chris focuses on small business funding and growth strategy.

Business Lead
Kat Plotnikova
Kat leads business strategy while supporting website development and data analysis.

Creative Advisor
Joy Mooney
​Joy assists Satori Innovations with web, graphics and design.